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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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